Avarice In Audio feat. Assemblage 23 – I Pray (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Body-Pop.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: This new EP by the Australian duo Avarice In Audio is a song taken from their last album “The Rib Of Adam” (2020). The particularity of the song is that Tom Shear (Assemblage 23) joined in to sing. The EP features next to the title track four remixes plus one extra song. Side-Line reported on the collaboration when it was first announced.
Content: “I Pray” already was one of the best cuts from the band’s last album. The sound reveals the familiar beating Dark/Electro-Pop from the band while the vocals are mixing rough parts by the clearer and charismatic vocals of Tom Shear. Remixes have been accomplished by Synapsyche, Malcaar, Angel Theory and Elektrostaub. “Thanatos drive” is the single song left, which is a kind of dynamic sound Experiment featuring D’n’B influences.
+ + + : The title song is a right choice to get released as an EP and especially because of Tom Shear. It will for sure catch the attention of a wider audience. So it will be for sure an opportunity to gain new fans. “I Pray” is a solid piece of raw, beating Electro-Pop. I also like the more Techno remix by Synapsyche and the groovy exposure from Angel theory.
– – – : The remixes don’t really add a bonus to the EP, the original edit remaining the best one! The B-side cut is just forgettable.
Conclusion: Good and judicious idea to release “I Pray” as an EP-title song, but I expected a bit more from the remixes.
Best songs: “I Pray”, “I Pray – Synapsyche Remix”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/avariceinaudioaus
Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix
About Avarice In Audio
Avarice In Audio is an EBM/synthpop duo from Melbourne, Australia, formed in early 2013 by Gerard Hawkins, Jade Pegg and Lawrie Masson. The project released the album “The Rib Of Adam” in 2020, from which “I Pray” is taken, and later continued with releases including “Our Idols Are Filth”, the “Drowning One” EP (2024) and the album “Tear Heaven In Half” (2024). For the “I Pray” EP, Assemblage 23’s Tom Shear joined the band on vocals, with remixes contributed by Synapsyche, Malcaar, Angel Theory and Elektrostaub.
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